The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1887-02-20
I'LL HEDARE VETO IT
a. President and the the Ed
D' mnunds-Tucker Bill
VERY FAINT CLEAN OF HOPE.
liant Pension Bill-The APP
The Dfpenu ,u FOR a Navy-other
propT e.pitai Ne News Notes
rDpy FAINT CLEAN OF HOPE.
W ,.p,soros. D. c., Feb. A. 1851

oo5'. .nyr expect that several days be-
l lu n;s,stter can appear in PRINT wns'
fore p. tnl1 as the Edmunds-IuckeF anu, If
is known % bill will be in the hands IS o,
DolyEam Cleveland for signature Inc ,
Pfesiu -s If THE HERALD by means Oh
fsnu ooio,e8 Press as well as special 'elo q
A' ASSOC are now familiar with the lac. lac.
grams AL arc conference inf committee after
. .ass i' protraoted meetings, agreed IL
SsS sever the bill, and it is stated that thel'
u l,1orr v,ll be made early this WssA'
narbans on Tuesday or WeGneSu .Sa
P Pgnat changes have been made in the
~, !" IG - at present only matter oil COZ,
i OH = These, however, will be "lreu
~ soon as ever they are made kn0"n'
In all likelihood, therefore, re- sum sOnea Ar
formati0n will anticipate 'n' 'fF
ence Of this letter. ,,orobers of
,ba conference committee IL Is ieai ~ ~
lue III 0niv one man really opposeQ Ine
L3i % III # was discussed section Dy sec
Oh! @S om NJ Mr.. Collins. He has been
uon o,l l."--l n the bill from the beginning.
gGpPUSSes not hesitated to express MS
ne ;,i n@' in regard to the dangerous
oPau Iontsr of the bill as a whole, ana
S qua Constantly and conscienuously
antagonised the passage ol any
sucE NoxsTRoUs LEGISLATION.
IN this opposition, however he has
baan alone, even Senator Pueh, who
understood as being opposed to the
hill fell into line with its advocates, and
Tano informed that be voted yea upon
au o. section. Senator Edmunds has
never been very enthusiastic over the
measure but towards the finish he ap-
nsarg to have come to the conclusion
hat the bill which had come ovcr from
The House committee on judiciary in
he place Of his own measure was better
than nothing at all. Senator Edmunds,
of course, has long been noted tor his
bitter hatred of everything connected
wth the Mormons or Mormonism. The
bill which bears his name, and which
has been in operation in Utah since
1882. is a piece of work that will always
cause him to be Remembered by the
Mormon people. By that law much
suffering have been heaped upon a peo-
pie that deserved better things at the
hands Of the parent government, and
now it would seem that still further in
Jury is to be done them. Some day it
may be discovered that a great mistake
has been made by the government in its
treatment of the Mormon people of
Utah. Now would be good time to
make the discovery. When such bill
IS the Edmunds-Tucker anti.polygamy
bill reaches the President he ought to
reflect, aud reflect very seriously, be
lore he attaches his signature to any
such legislation. The advocates of the
bill here, of course, say that he will
NOT DARE VETO THE MEASURE;
that, in response to public opinion, he
must sign the bill no matter how out
rsgeous, un-American, un-Democratic,
or un-Republican it may be. This as
SertiOn has been made in my hearing
time and time again. Any sucn veto,
they say, would injur5 him in the esti-
nation OF the people of the country,
and this be cannot afford. am well
aware that so far az the Mormon peo-
pie are concerned it requires a good deal
Of backbone upon the part of anybody to
say word in their favor. SO thor
oughly prejudiced is public opinion
against them that it seems to be con-
SaotTed the proper thing to denounce
'Aeu without any reservation what
ever SC far as President Cleveland is
C on. however, upon more than
OIe occasion since he entered the Exc
". yauye Mansion, he has shown the peo-
re VI 'he country that he is a very
dangerous man to dare. He is not a
a-au mat Will be bulldozed into doing
-! 'uihg unless he is thoroughly con-
NJ ,iI ~! mat tits right. His bold action
NJ 1t;lay las, in vetoing the dependent
a peuSlOn OIL may be taken as a fair
sp Ds OF his courage. Nothing he
EoDs ao Ne since he entered the White
ra aGsse ma mas had a greater tendency to
peonla Inn ~ -, IN the estimation of the
bagIrn;Tn,. Ae country. People are now
mers ~, go 70 see that he is not
the nos PftG;nuclan' He was placed in
soIjia, 0 Sot Of antagonizing the big
ate and y ,bs o. ,, the country. The SEN
PreS ST. we House knew this, but the
'55 s ant has proved himself e "uT ino
'-s occasion, and be is '-n'eii equai 10
1fFLAUOED FOR HIS COURAGE
o NOM one end of the country to the |
,.Si, The depenie Mt pension was
r ,'.,ug less nor more than q deliberate
h, .. 'ns treasury, and the only men |
ID ID n ase sorry at the veto are the claim |
Elbow tbsr agents. who have received |
laillion do, TuI not forget. A steal of
President u I.l has been averted. The
ass sh0wD y I'M MS acton upon this bill !
1ne thai j." .at man he is. nre.
Tote Off, ~ ao me face OF the big solder
'ssiy 10 ~ ~ country some peo6Ie wora
10. dar W : swear that the Presidept v "U
IT, He S ~ veto the DEF en- lent ne %
&s rT III Of not, and Congress y ~ Iie1
.a'cely atten np ~ Of the veto, will
L head T a pr to pass the veto over
,:aponsibiIGj,uu W SO weuld be to shoulder
Parry. ''1'y that would be difficult
and bsv up this reasoning. there
4 2eioent's cnI lull cognizance of the
What he vUG;Tifssge, no one can fore
Se 5 aRPti-poygaml1TH I biil E aPn1I $.
bic thu nm; For the l SAKE Snen u II Il
bands of thu have rye better things at
are misren T sssooy,eernment-a people